My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Accidental Spy is one of the most entertaining books I've read in forever!
I was hooked! At the start of the book, the main character Professor Harvey Hudson is trapped in the depression trifecta: he's lost his job, wife, and self-respect. But wait! There's more. He's secretly paying the mortgage on his widowed mother's home while living in a dump over a poultry butcher shop, and the job at his old girlfriend's software company is kicking his butt. I could completely relate to Harvey's job security woes and his discomfort with his much younger coworkers. The fact that he knows absolutely nothing about the work at T&M exacerbates the problem and his deepening loss of self-worth. All in all, Harvey is a decent and lovable guy. The premise that he outsources his job to India absolutely sold me on picking this book up, and I was wholly behind Harvey's strategy proving to be a successful move. And it really did work like a charm until it didn't.
I was also completely caught up in Amaya's backstory and involvement in the Russian cyberattack plan. She's gentle and a total lady but feisty when she feels she's been wronged. I rooted for these two to click and find their HEA.The author's writing style was easy to read and deliciously witty. This was definitely a book I didn't want to put down; it was a five-star read for me from the start. However, there was at least one sentence (if not more) where I wanted to round that up to "11." ("Because I stole his wallet.")
With its outstandingly clever plot, witty, laugh-out-loud dialogue, and sympathetic main characters, I highly recommend THE ACCIDENTAL SPY to readers who enjoy spy thrillers and would like a lighter, less-than-serious take on the genre.I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving an Advanced Review Copy from the author through Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours.
